Demi Moore: This Shit Means Something to Me, Man.
It’s not often I’m referencing something said during the Golden Globes. If I’m being honest, I can’t even quote any of the movies presented at the Golden Globes. Don’t even ask if. I’ve seen [name movie] or what do I think about [name actor/actress]. Not the type of small talk that’ll last long with me. One actress I am fairly familiar with is Demi Moore. No, I did not see, “The Substance,” but I heard interesting things about it. I did see her Golden Globes speech and that’s because someone shared it on my “X” timeline.
This’ll go down as one of my favorite acceptance speeches of all time. I respect Demi Moore as an actress, but I fell in love with her artistry after seeing this speech. I can’t tell you how it feels to be doing something for 45 years because I’ve only been living for 33. That does not mean I can’t identify with having a passion for something, so much so that I keep doing it, despite not getting any accolades for it. Even with the recent Golden Glove, Demi still has been awarded for her work, I know that (after looking it up) but I don’t have any (yet). She’s been acting for 45 years and I’ve been writing for 21, give or take. My time will come.
Moore’s dedication to the craft, her tenacity and love, not only for the craft, but for herself kept her going and that’s what I take away most from her speech. As someone who tries to embody that daily, it was refreshing to see somebody else able to relate to that feeling.
Pleasantries aside. now, I still haven’t forgotten that video of a 19 year old Demi Moore making out with a 15 year old boy. I’m not going to share that clip around, but you can still find it online, it hasn’t been scrubbed yet. I’m bringing this up not to shit on her moment. I truly am moved by her speech, but I’d be a hypocrite if I said some much about Drake kissing a minor even after she revealed her age and not say something about this clip of, again, 19 year old Demi Moore kissing a then 15 year old boy.
Maybe She Didn’t Know.
Comments like that just continues to further push the narrative that boys/men can’t be victims of sexual misconduct. That boy looked like he was 12, 13 maybe. It wouldn’t shock me if he was actually younger than 15, but still, nasty work from the now famed Golden Globe winner. Let this be a lesson in holding people accountable for their actions, even if you love them. Let her speech and career be a lesson in love for oneself and the journey.
I’m not calling for her to be canceled, jailed or have all of her awards rescinded. I am calling for the fair treatment of girls and boys victims of grooming and other sexual abuse.
